Texas mother accused of faking son's illness; boy had 13 "major" surgeries
"DALLAS – An 8-year-old Dallas boy may have endured hundreds of unnecessary doctor visits and more than a dozen pointless surgeries, after police believe his mother faked multiple illnesses, CBS DFW reports. Kaylene Bowen-Wright is charged with injury to a child and was jailed on $150,000 bond, the station reports.
An investigation by Child Protective Services (CPS) found she took her son, Christopher, to hospitals in Dallas and Houston with a variety of complaints, resulting in hundreds of medical appointments and more than a dozen surgeries. He's been on a feeding tube, confined to a wheelchair, developed a blood infection that landed him in the ICU, and has even spent time in hospice, according to Dr. Suzanne Dakil in an affidavit provided to the CPS investigator,
The agency's report indicated it was likely a case of Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, where a caregiver fakes or creates a child's symptoms to receive attention or other benefits."CBS News, December 14, 2017

Australian 'mommy blogger' accused of injecting her daughter with urine
" A "mommy blogger" is accused of harming her daughter by injecting her with urine in an attempt to get her doctor "to treat" the child, according to ABC in Australia.
The woman, who is not being identified by authorities, was apparently frustrated with her failed attempts to help the girl, who was born with a genetic illness. The mother's suspicious behavior goes back to 2008, the station reported."NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, October 19, 2015.

Mother who documented son's illness charged with murder
"Investigators are looking into the possibility that Garnett was born healthy and that his mother had a disorder known as 'Munchausen syndrome by proxy,' in which a parent might harm his or her child to win sympathy, according to someone familiar with the case who requested anonymity. 'Everything that happened to him was a result of a conscious act by his mother,' the source said."Reuters Press, June 18, 2014.

Eine Fürsorgliche Kindesmisshandlung(a New Form of Child Abuse)
German–language article from foster/adoptive families site, includes case description, discussion of causes and symptoms, and references from the literature